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Sandra L. Talbot is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields with a primary focus on Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader domains, Talbot frequently addresses topics related to Ecology, Genetics, Oceanography, Ecological Modeling, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work encompasses a diverse range of subjects, including genetic diversity and population structure, wildlife ecology and conservation, species distribution and climate change, environmental DNA in biodiversity studies, avian ecology and behavior, marine and coastal plant biology, and marine animal studies.

Talbot has contributed to multiple recent papers that reflect their research interests and expertise. Notable publications include:

  • Insights into bear evolution from a Pleistocene polar bear genome, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Ocean current patterns drive the worldwide colonization of eelgrass (Zostera marina), 2023, Nature Plants
  • Extrinsically reinforced hybrid speciation within Holarctic ermine (Mustela spp.) produces an insular endemic, 2021, Diversity and Distributions
  • Phylogenomics reveals ancient and contemporary gene flow contributing to the evolutionary history of sea ducks (Tribe Mergini), 2021, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • Identifying reliable indicators of fitness in polar bears, 2020, PLoS ONE

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Talbot include:

  • Sarah A. Sonsthagen
  • George K. Sage
  • Damian M. Menning
  • Joseph A. Cook
  • Robert E. Wilson

Talbot's publications appear regularly in several scientific venues, indicating a pattern of engagement with specific research communities and journals. These include:

  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Ibis
  • Nature Plants
  • Molecular Ecology
  • Journal of Biogeography

Best Publications

  • Polar and brown bear genomes reveal ancient admixture and demographic footprints of past climate change

    Webb Miller;Stephan C. Schuster;Stephan C. Schuster;Andreanna J. Welch;Aakrosh Ratan

  • Complete mitochondrial genome of a Pleistocene jawbone unveils the origin of polar bear

    Charlotte Lindqvist;Stephan C. Schuster;Yazhou Sun;Sandra L. Talbot

  • Phylogeography of brown bears (Ursus arctos) of Alaska and paraphyly within the Ursidae.

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  • Mitochondrial DNA Phylogeography of the North American Brown Bear and Implications for Conservation

    Lisette P. Waits;Sandra L. Talbot;R. H. Ward;G. F. Shields

  • A phylogeny of the bears (Ursidae) inferred from complete sequences of three mitochondrial genes.

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  • An Ice Age Refugium for Large Mammals in the Alexander Archipelago, Southeastern Alaska

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  • SEX‐BIASED GENE FLOW IN SPECTACLED EIDERS (ANATIDAE): INFERENCES FROM MOLECULAR MARKERS WITH CONTRASTING MODES OF INHERITANCE

    Kim T. Scribner;Margaret R. Petersen;Raymond L. Fields;Sandra L. Talbot

  • Use of Buccal Swabs for Sampling DNA from Nestling and Adult Birds

    Colleen M. Handel;Lisa M. Pajot;Sandra L. Talbot;George K. Sage

  • GENE FLOW AND GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF NORTHERN GOSHAWKS BREEDING IN UTAH

    Sarah A. Sonsthagen;Sandra L. Talbot;Clayton M. White

  • Flexibility in the parental effort of an Arctic-breeding seabird

    Ann M.A. Harding;Alexander S. Kitaysky;Margaret E. Hall;Jorg Welcker

  • Epizootic of BEak DEformitiEs among WilD BirDs in alaska: an EmErging DisEasE in north amErica?

    Colleen M. Handel;Lisa M. Pajot;Steven M. Matsuoka;Steven M. Matsuoka;Caroline R. Van Hemert;Caroline R. Van Hemert

  • Population genetic structure of annual and perennial populations of Zostera marina L. along the Pacific coast of Baja California and the Gulf of California.

    Raquel Muñiz-Salazar;Sandra L. Talbot;George K. Sage;David H. Ward

  • The Beringian coevolution project: Holistic collections of mammals and associated parasites reveal novel perspectives on evolutionary and environmental change in the North

    Joseph A. Cook;Kurt E. Galbreath;Kayce C. Bell;Mariel L. Campbell

  • A Signal for Independent Coastal and Continental histories among North American wolves

    Byron V. Weckworth;Sandra L. Talbot;George K. Sage;David K. Person

  • Adverse foraging conditions may impact body mass and survival of a high Arctic seabird

    Ann M. A. Harding;Ann M. A. Harding;Jorg Welcker;Harald Steen;Keith C. Hamer

  • LACK OF SPATIAL GENETIC STRUCTURE AMONG NESTING AND WINTERING KING EIDERS

    John M. Pearce;Sandra L. Talbot;Barbara J. Pierson;Margaret R. Petersen

  • Phylogeography of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) in western North America

    K. I. M. T. Scribner;Sandra L. Talbot;John M. Pearce;Barbara J. Pierson

  • Implications of the circumpolar genetic structure of polar bears for their conservation in a rapidly warming Arctic.

    Elizabeth L. Peacock;Sarah A. Sonsthagen;Martyn E. Obbard;Andrei N. Boltunov

  • Post-eruption Legacy Effects and Their Implications for Long-Term Recovery of the Vegetation on Kasatochi Island, Alaska

    Stephen S. Talbot;Sandra Looman Talbot;Lawrence R. Walker

  • Phylogeography of wolves (Canis lupus) in the Pacific Northwest

    Byron V. Weckworth;Sandra L. Talbot;Joseph A. Cook

  • Powassan Virus in Mammals, Alaska and New Mexico, USA, and Russia, 2004–2007

    Eleanor R. Deardorff;Robert A. Nofchissey;Joseph A. Cook;Andrew G. Hope

  • Organic matter quantity and source affects microbial community structure and function following volcanic eruption on Kasatochi Island, Alaska

    Lydia H. Zeglin;Bronwen Wang;Christopher F. Waythomas;Frederick Rainey

  • Biological legacies: Direct early ecosystem recovery and food web reorganization after a volcanic eruption in Alaska

    Lawrence R. Walker;Derek S. Sikes;Anthony R. Degange;Stephen C. Jewett

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph A. Cook
Joseph A. Cook University of New Mexico
Kim T. Scribner
Kim T. Scribner Michigan State University
David H. Ward
David H. Ward United States Geological Survey
Stephan C. Schuster
Stephan C. Schuster Nanyang Technological University
Richard B. Lanctot
Richard B. Lanctot United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Alexander S. Kitaysky
Alexander S. Kitaysky University of Alaska Fairbanks
Ólafur Ingólfsson
Ólafur Ingólfsson University of Iceland
Øystein Wiig
Øystein Wiig University of Oslo
David Grémillet
David Grémillet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Nina J. Karnovsky
Nina J. Karnovsky Pomona College

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